Gay and Lesbian Documentary (3)
This course follows the evolution of gay and lesbian themed
documentary film within the historical context of the lesbian,
gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) movement. Students examine
the emerging voice of the gay documentarian and discuss the
topics of these films as they advance through themes of
persecution, activism, and diversity within the gay and lesbian
community.

CLOSED

002

Feminist Artists of Diaspora

03.00

Williams,S

W 11:20AM 02:10PM TBA TBA 01/16/18 05/08/18

Feminist Artists of the Diaspora: Creative Global
Transformations (3)
This course examines intersections of feminism, race, and
post-colonialism manifest in women's creative work born of the
African Diaspora. In particular, it explores how "African" women
visual, music, literary, and performance artists in the United
States, the English-speaking Caribbean, and Africa create
formidable statements about globalism, demonstrating the power
of art as a transformative personal and political tool.

(Meets with AFAM 396 001)

CANCELLED

004

Global Ecofeminisms

03.00

Okopny,C

MTH 04:05PM 05:20PM TBA TBA CANCELLED

Global Ecofeminisms (3)
This course examines environmental issues from an
interdisciplinary feminist perspective, to better understand how
living in a gendered society shapes the way we define and solve
environmental problems. Students explore concepts such as
ecofeminism, eco-citizenship, environmental justice, and
environmental racism and how they operate within the global
North and global South, working to answer questions such as who
is more likely to be affected by environmental problems; why
women are expected to do the majority of environmental
caretaking; and what role race, class, gender, sexuality, and
location play in one's experience of the environment.

OPEN

005

Geograph of Gend/Dev in Africa

03.00

Geographies of Gender and Development in Africa (3)
Offered in Nairobi, Kenya through the AU Abroad program, this
course investigates a number of competing conceptions of
development within the African context from a gendered
perspective. The underlying political, economic, social, and
gender dynamics that make development a continuing global
problem are explored by looking at issues such as health and
reproductive rights, livelihoods and land rights, human
security, and political participation. It examines women's
contributions to, challenges to, and revisions of the terms of
key conceptual and political debates in development.

OPEN

006

Spain: Long Walk to Equality

03.00

The Long Walk to Equality: Moving towards Change in Spain (3)
A comprehensive course which investigates gender identity,
equality, and feminism in Spain. The course informs students
about the role of women in Spain and approaches the subject from
both a historical and contemporary point of view. Students are
introduced to both political and social movements taking place
in modern day Spain that affect the role of women in society.
Other key points addressed include the historic role of Spanish
women under Francisco Franco and through the transition to
democracy, domestic violence, and women in the media. Offered
through the AU Abroad program in Madrid, Spain.

OPEN

007

Sexuality and Social Media

03.00

Woods,S

TH 05:30PM 08:00PM TBA TBA 01/16/18 05/08/18

Sexuality and Social Media (3)
This course examines the interplay between sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, and social media. Students explore
advantages and disadvantages of the growth of social media as it
pertains to sex and sexuality, and how the evolution of online
communication and social networks has encouraged sexual
expression, sex education, and activism. Topics include how
social media use has increased fear, misinformation, prejudice,
and harassment, as well as the impact of social media on
relationships and forming identities. Students explore and read
a variety of sources including academic texts, documentaries,
feminist theory, queer theory, and case studies. Meets with
AMST-340 001.

(Meets with AMST 340 001)

WAIT-1

008

Gender and Violence

03.00

Irvine,M

Instructional Method: Online. Gender and Violence (3)
This course addresses gender-based violence including sexual
assault, intimate partner violence, and stalking from a
historical, sociological, and legal perspective. Readings
emphasize current issues and responses and include an analysis
of the dynamics of gender-based violence within diverse racial,
ethnic, socioeconomic backgrounds, sexual orientations, and
immigrant statuses.

OPEN

009

Global Ecofeminisms

03.00

Okopny,C

Instructional Method: Online. Global Ecofeminisms (3)
This course examines environmental issues from an
interdisciplinary feminist perspective, to better understand how
living in a gendered society shapes the way we define and solve
environmental problems. Students explore concepts such as
ecofeminism, eco-citizenship, environmental justice, and
environmental racism and how they operate within the global
North and global South, working to answer questions such as who
is more likely to be affected by environmental problems; why
women are expected to do the majority of environmental
caretaking; and what role race, class, gender, sexuality, and
location play in one's experience of the environment.

WGSS-400

Feminist, Gender, Sexulty Thry

Prerequisite: WGSS-125 and one other WGSS course.

WAIT-1

002

03.00

Weis,L

T 05:30PM 08:00PM TBA TBA 01/16/18 05/08/18

(Meets with WGSS 600 002)

WGSS-490

Independent Study

Permission: instructor and program director.

CLOSED

001

Christian/Secular K-12 Sex Ed

01.00-06.00

Weis,L

WGSS-491

Internship

Prerequisite: WGSS-125. Permission: instructor and program
director.

OPEN

001

01.00-06.00

Weis,L

WGSS-496

Selected Topics:Non-recurring

OPEN

001

Queer Studies

03.00

Christensen,K

M 05:30PM 08:00PM TBA TBA 01/16/18 05/08/18

Queer Studies (3)
This course considers queer approaches to, including theoretical
influences/critical thinking about, sex, gender, and sexuality.
It maps a trajectory from feminist and feminist of color
critiques to current queer theoretical approaches, assuming the
term queer as both a destabilizer of identities as well as a
contemporary framework for thinking critically about gender and
desire. Meets with WGSS-696 001.

(Meets with WGSS 696 001)

WAIT-3

003

Woman as Witch

01.00

De Saint Felix,C

T 08:20PM 10:50PM TBA TBA 01/15/18 02/16/18

Woman as Witch (1)
Witchcraft persecutions have resulted in death for thousands,
perhaps hundreds of thousands, over the course of centuries.
This course seeks explanations for the witch craze, focusing
primarily on the gendered nature of rhetoric employed to
persecute suspected witchcraft, with special attention to
Malleus Maleficarum (often translated The Hammer of Witches), a
fifteenth century treatise encouraging violent extermination of
witches. Through a mix of historical and theoretical analysis,
students come to understand how and why this rhetoric lingers in
the consciousness of the West into our current age. Meets with
WGSS-696 003.

(Meets with WGSS 696 003)

OPEN

004

Documenting the AIDS Crisis

01.00

Connelly,R

S 10:00AM 02:30PM TBA TBA 02/10/18 02/24/18

Documenting the AIDS Crisis (1)
In the decades since AIDS was first identified in medical
literature, documentary films have been designed to educate,
motivate, and change American society's response to the disease.
AIDS-themed documentaries have challenged the stigma around
HIV/AIDS, inspired AIDS activism and advocacy, and underscored
AIDS as a public health crisis. This course follows the history
of these films, highlighting significant examples of the
AIDS-themed documentary film as investigative journalism,
personal video diary, and propaganda tool. Meets with WGSS-696
004.

(Meets with WGSS 696 004)

CLOSED

005

Black Feminisms

03.00

Mensah,S

TF 12:55PM 02:10PM TBA TBA 01/16/18 05/08/18

Black Feminisms (3)
This course explores questions that are central to both
historical and contemporary understandings of Black feminisms.
The interdisciplinary course explores themes including the
relationship between theory and practice, Black feminist
epistemologies, notions of family and community, sexuality,
race/racism, and social and economic inequalities. Students gain
an in-depth understanding of the ways in which Black feminists
have functioned as pioneers in both anti-racist and feminist
thought. Meets with WGSS-696 005 AFAM-496 001.

(Meets with WGSS 696 005 AFAM 496 001)

OPEN

006

Senior Capstone in CRGC

03.00

Schisler,K

W 05:30PM 08:00PM TBA TBA 01/16/18 05/08/18

Senior Capstone in Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies
(3)
This seminar serves as the capstone course for the various
programs that comprise Critical Race, Gender, and Culture
Studies (CRGC). Building on previous coursework, students
conduct original research in their area of study with an
emphasis on interdisciplinarity, culminating in a final thesis
or project, with opportunities to share ideas, receive feedback
from peers and faculty, and work collaboratively. Meets with
AMST-496 001 ASIA-496 001 AWST-496 001.

Women in the Wilderness (1)
This course explores the notion of wilderness as gendered. In
the Western world, wilderness is variously construed as pure and
unspoiled, the antithesis of culture, a threatening "other" to
be tamed. In fictional and non-fictional accounts, encounter
with wilderness is framed in and through white, ableist,
male-embodied masculinity. Students examine alternate
narratives, both contemporary and historical, that
reconceptualize wilderness, challenge dualistic, gendered
accounts of "the wild," and/or imagine the outdoors as a retreat
open to non-normative or hegemonically masculine bodies and
persons. Meets with WGSS-696 007.

(Meets with WGSS 696 007)

WGSS-600

Feminist, Gender, Sexulty Thry

CLOSED

002

03.00

Weis,L

T 05:30PM 08:00PM TBA TBA 01/16/18 05/08/18

(Meets with WGSS 400 002)

WGSS-691

Internship

Permission: instructor and program director.

OPEN

001

01.00-06.00

Weis,L

WGSS-696

Selected Topics:Non-recurring

OPEN

001

Queer Studies

03.00

Christensen,K

M 05:30PM 08:00PM TBA TBA 01/16/18 05/08/18

Queer Studies (3)
This course considers queer approaches to, including theoretical
influences/critical thinking about, sex, gender, and sexuality.
It maps a trajectory from feminist and feminist of color
critiques to current queer theoretical approaches, assuming the
term queer as both a destabilizer of identities as well as a
contemporary framework for thinking critically about gender and
desire. Meets with WGSS-496 001.

(Meets with WGSS 496 001)

OPEN

003

Woman as Witch

01.00

De Saint Felix,C

T 08:20PM 10:50PM TBA TBA 01/15/18 02/16/18

Woman as Witch (1)
Witchcraft persecutions have resulted in death for thousands,
perhaps hundreds of thousands, over the course of centuries.
This course seeks explanations for the witch craze, focusing
primarily on the gendered nature of rhetoric employed to
persecute suspected witchcraft, with special attention to
Malleus Maleficarum (often translated The Hammer of Witches), a
fifteenth century treatise encouraging violent extermination of
witches. Through a mix of historical and theoretical analysis,
students come to understand how and why this rhetoric lingers in
the consciousness of the West into our current age. Meets with
WGSS-496 003.

(Meets with WGSS 496 003)

OPEN

004

Documenting the AIDS Crisis

01.00

Connelly,R

S 10:00AM 02:30PM TBA TBA 02/10/18 02/24/18

Documenting the AIDS Crisis (1)
In the decades since AIDS was first identified in medical
literature, documentary films have been designed to educate,
motivate, and change American society's response to the disease.
AIDS-themed documentaries have challenged the stigma around
HIV/AIDS, inspired AIDS activism and advocacy, and underscored
AIDS as a public health crisis. This course follows the history
of these films, highlighting significant examples of the
AIDS-themed documentary film as investigative journalism,
personal video diary, and propaganda tool. Meets with WGSS-496
004.

(Meets with WGSS 496 004)

CLOSED

005

Black Feminisms

03.00

Mensah,S

TF 12:55PM 02:10PM TBA TBA 01/16/18 05/08/18

Black Feminisms (3)
This course explores questions that are central to both
historical and contemporary understandings of Black feminisms.
The interdisciplinary course explores themes including the
relationship between theory and practice, Black feminist
epistemologies, notions of family and community, sexuality,
race/racism, and social and economic inequalities. Students gain
an in-depth understanding of the ways in which Black feminists
have functioned as pioneers in both anti-racist and feminist
thought. Meets with WGSS-496 005 AFAM-496 001.

Women in the Wilderness (1)
This course explores the notion of wilderness as gendered. In
the Western world, wilderness is variously construed as pure and
unspoiled, the antithesis of culture, a threatening "other" to
be tamed. In fictional and non-fictional accounts, encounter
with wilderness is framed in and through white, ableist,
male-embodied masculinity. Students examine alternate
narratives, both contemporary and historical, that
reconceptualize wilderness, challenge dualistic, gendered
accounts of "the wild," and/or imagine the outdoors as a retreat
open to non-normative or hegemonically masculine bodies and
persons. Meets with WGSS-496 007.